
US sees Syria crisis "spinning out of control"
The bombing in Damascus that killed at least three top Syrian officials shows the country's crisis is "rapidly spinning out of control," Defense ...

Pakistan, US to resume talks on drone strikes
Two generals turned spy chiefs are expected to sit down for their first official meeting in Washington later this month and try to mend the fractured ...
Book: Israeli spies behind Iran assassinations
A new book claims Israel's spy agency dispatched assassins into Iran, as part of a campaign to sabotage the country's disputed nuclear program.

US troops score win against IEDs in Afghanistan
Almost afraid to say it out loud, lest they jinx their record, U.S. troops in Afghanistan achieved one small but important victory over the past year: ...

Pakistan: NATO supply deal looking more likely
U.S. and Pakistani officials expressed optimism Monday that Islamabad was close to reopening its Afghan border to NATO troop supplies after a 7-month ...

AP sources: Syrian army stable despite defections
U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that Syria's military remains loyal despite recent high-profile defections, while the opposition remains ...

Turkey warns Syria away from its border
Turkey warned Syria on Tuesday to keep its forces away from the countries' troubled border or risk an armed response — a furious reply to the downing ...
AP Exclusive: Al-Qaida trains Norwegian to attack
A Norwegian man has received terrorist training from al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen and is awaiting orders to carry out an attack on the West, officials ...
AP sources: US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan
U.S. military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in ...

America, Pakistan and never having to say sorry
Say you're sorry. That's what the Pakistani government says it wants from the United States in order to jump-start a number of initiatives between the ...

CIA releases declassified documents from 9/11 file
In the months before the terrorist attacks of September 2001, the CIA unit dedicated to hunting for Osama bin Laden complained that it was running out ...

US shadow wars rely on drones, computers
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. Drone aircraft spy on ...